Literacy has become one of the leading factors in evaluating the development of a country. It gives potential investors an idea of how well a country’s citizens will be able to contribute on the global stage. The following data, gathered by the humanitarian nonprofit, the U.N. Children’s Fund (UNICEF), shows the sub-Saharan African countries with the highest literacy rates for adults.

The data reflects average reported literacy rates from 2008 to 2012 in sub-Saharan Africa. The following countries were not included in the data set due to lack of reliable information: Congo, Djibouti, Somalia, South Sudan, and Sudan.